Twelve consecutive months of negative capital movement in the UK means property values, at the headline level, have fallen by a cumulative -3.5% since November 2011, according to the IPD UK Monthly Property Index.
Despite the falling values, caused by uncertainty amongst investors and occupiers alike, total returns have remained positive each month, backed by an income return which has not fallen below 0.5% per month. A separate IPD report says commercial property values for the UK, at the headline level, remain 32% below their pre-recession peak………………………………………..Full Article: Source